Saturday 13th September 2014

A busy day at the Obs today with a decent vis movement, grounded Migrants and 62
birds ringed.

Offshore
9 Shelduck east, 5 Teals west, 14 Common Scoters west and 4 Sandwich Terns.

Visible Migration
153 Pink-footed Geese south, 1 Sparrowhawk south, 1 Greenshank west, 7 Skylarks 
south, 120 Swallows south, 12 Grey Wagtails south, 9 Alba Wagtails south, 1 Tree Pipit
south, 610 Meadow Pipits south, 2 Chaffinches, 5 Greenfinches south and 4 Reed Buntings south.

                                                         Pink-footed Geese

Grounded Migrants
11 Goldcrests, 12 Chiffchaffs, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcaps, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 
2 Whitethroats, 5 Reed Warblers, 10 Robins, 12 Wheatears and 8 Pied Wagtails.

                                                              Wheatear

Others
107 Wigeons, 6 Teal, 2 Little Egrets, 68 Ringed Plovers, 32 Grey Plovers, 80 Knot, 165
Sanderlings, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 180 Dunlins, 11 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Whimbrels,
2 Greenshank, 215 Turnstones, 4 Med. Gulls and 1 Kingfisher.

                                                             Whimbrels

Ringing
1 Wood Pigeon, 4 Blue Tits, 6 Great Tits, 5 Chiffchaffs, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcaps,
2 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Whitethroats, 5 Reed Warblers, 1 Wren, 3 Robins, 2 Dunnocks,
23 Meadow Pipits, 3 Goldfinch and 2 Reed Buntings.

                                                            Reed Warbler

                                                             Chiffchaff

                                                               Blackcap